Cuff-holder



-(No Model.)

B. WARD.

OUFF'HOLDER.

N0. 395,193. Patented Dec. 25, 1888.

Mg WWW UNITED Srarns RIVERA YARD, OF LITTLE FALLS, NElV YORK.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,193, dated December25, 1888.

Application filed August 1, 1838- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RIVERA \VARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Little Falls, in the county of Ilerkimer and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Adjustable Cuff-Holder, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for holding a cuff so that it may beeasily adjusted in relation to the wristband of a shirtslecye and alsoform a very secure connection between the cuff and wrist-l'mnd.

Figure 1 in the accompanying drawings represents a plan yiew oflllYCLliT-lloldffl, and Fig. 5 an edge view of the same with the bail gthrown back. Figs. 2, 3, and are respectively an end, back, and edgeVlOW of the plate B with the bail g closed down, as when attached tobutton of wristband.

A is a bar of suitable thickness, one end being forked at (I, so that itwill straddle the shank of cuff-button.

c is abutton, attached to bar A by any suitable means, such as solderingor riveting.

tis a portion of bar A turned down to form a stop, so that A cannot bedrawn out of plate B.

B is a plate of sheet metal, with portions 6 c c e turned over, so as toembrace plate A. Its form is clearly shown by Fig. 2. The plate 13 isforked at f to straddle the shank of a wristband-button.

g is a hail of spring-wi re with ears on its ends. (Shown at is, Fig.(5.)

'r r are bearings that the bail q hinges on, and are formed by cuttingaway such portions of plate B on three sides of bearings r, so that theears of the bail y can be put on, which is clearly shown at 3.

IL is a portion of plate B turned up, with a shallow notch at its base,into which one side of the bail g springs when it is pressed down to theplate B.

Serial No. 281,706. (No model.)

Fig. l is an edge view of plate 13 and shows how the catch 7i holds thebail g in position.

Fig. 3 is a bottom. view of plate B.

n n are springs, formed in the bottom of plate 13 by cutting away aportion of it on three sides, and are bent so as to press against bar Awith the requisite force to hold the bar in any required position.

The manner of using my cuff-holder is as follows: The plate B being atthe end of bar A against the stop 2, the cuff-holder is inserted on theinside of the cuff, the forked end (I straddling the shank of thecuff-button and the inner end of cuff buttoned onto the button 0. Thecuff with holder attached is slipped on the arm, and the bail g beingthrown up the forked portion of plate I is made to straddle the shank ofthe wristband-button. The bail g, being new pressed down over thewristbaiul-lnitton, is caught and held down by the catch 71, as shown inFig. i. By taking hold of the outer end of the cuff at or near thecuff-button the cuff can be moved in and out and left in any desiredposition, the bar A sliding on plate 13 and being retained in positionby the pressure of the springs 01 W.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The improved cuff-holder consisting of the bar A, provided with abutton and notched at one end and having a stop at the opposite end, anda sliding plate, B, provided with a bail, all arranged to operatesubstantially as set forth.

2. In the cuff-holder herein described, the notched bar A, having thebutton 0, in combination with the sliding plate B, provided with thebail g, and the springs n, all substantially as set forth.

RIVERA \VAR'D.

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JOHN R. TAYLOR, EDWIN M. 000KB.

